National Healthcare Directory Attestation and Verification
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National Healthcare Directory Attestation and Verification, published by HL7 Patient Administration Working Group. This is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.0.0-ballot). This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/fhir-directory-attestation/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## CodeSystem: Healthcare Service Category Code System

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/directory-attestation/CodeSystem/HealthcareServiceCategoryCS | Version: 1.0.0-ballot
Active as of 2022-12-08 | Computable Name: HealthcareServiceCategoryCS

Broad categories of healthcare services being performed or delivered

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

This CodeSystem is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)

This code system `http://hl7.org/fhir/us/directory-attestation/CodeSystem/HealthcareServiceCategoryCS` defines the following codes:

Code | Display | Definition
behav | Behavioral Health | Services related to the promotion of mental health, resilience and wellbeing; the treatment of mental and substance use disorders; and the support of those who experience and/or are in recovery from these conditions, along with their families and communities.
dent | Dental | Services related to the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the mouth.
dme | DME/Medical Supplies | Health care consumables or equipments supplied to patients
emerg | Emergency care | Health care services rendered within a designated emergency care facility, for point-in-time evaluation and/or treatment any medical condition such that a prudent layperson possessing an average knowledge of medicine and health, believes that immediate unscheduled medical care is required.
group | Medical Group | Health care services rendered by a group of people, e.g. a group of Physicians.
home | Home Health | Health care services delivered to patients within their residence rather than a clinical setting; usually provided by nurses, home health aides, and other professionals on a regularly scheduled visit.
hosp | Hospital | Health care services rendered within a hospital or other inpatient setting providng patient treatment with specialzed medical and nursing staff and medical equipment.
lab | Laboratory | Pathology and laboratory testing on clinical specimenst to obtain informaion about the health of a paeint to aid in diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease.
other | Other | Other
outpat | Clinic or Outpatient Facility | Health care services rendered in an outpatient facility, e.g. medical procedures, surgeries, etc.
prov | Medical Provider | Health care services rendered by a person, e.g. Physician.
pharm | Pharmacy | Services related to the storage, compounding, dispensing and sale of drugs.
trans | Transportation | Services which transport patients to or from a medical facility, e.g., ambulance.
urg | Urgent Care | Unscheduled health care services which provide for point-in-time evaluation or treatment of a non-life-threatening medical condition.
vis | Vision | Services related to the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the eyes.